All-rounder David Tudor. The American composer and piano player David Tudor is truly an all-rounder and a catalyst of special experimental musical events. David Tudor(1926-1996) becomes famous as a pioneering executor of music of John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Morton Feldman. But he is also composer of the groundbreaking electronic music, a.o. for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. In this theme broadcast you will be hearing many spectacular performances, next to work of Tudor himself. Music without borders by John Cage, Pauline Oliveros and Toshi Ichiyanagi, recorded in the several days Tudorfest in San Francisco in 1964.
1. Morton Feldman: ‘Piano Piece 1956 A’ op Morton Feldman RZ Edition. David Tudor, piano.
RZ Edition 1010 CD
2. David Tudor: ‘Rainforest Version I’ (1968) op David Tudor-Rainforest. David Tudor & Takehisa Kosugi, live electronics.
Mode 64 CD
3. Pauline Oliveros: ‘Duo for Accordion and Bandoneon with Possible Mynah Bird Obbligato’ (1963-64) at Music from the Tudorfest: San Francisco Tape Music Center 1964. Pauline Oliveros, accordion + David Tudor, bandoneon.
New World Records 80762-2 CD
4. Toshi Ichiyanagi: ‘Music for Piano no. 4, electronic version’ (1960) op Music from the Tudorfest: San Francisco Tape Music Center 1964. David Tudor, piano.
New World Records 80762-2 CD
5. John Cage: ‘Concert for Piano and Orchestra’ (1957-58) op Music from the Tudorfest: San Francisco Tape Music Center 1964. David Tudor, piano and ensemble.
New World Records 80762-2 CD
6. John Cage: Atlas Eclipticalis with Winter Music (electronic version) (1961) op Music from the Tudorfest: San Francisco Tape Music Center 1964. David Tudor, piano and ensemble.
New World Records 80762-2 CD
